St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area has a population of 2.81M people with a median age of 39.2 and a median household income of $59,780. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area stayed from 2.81M to 2.81M, a 0.15% change and its median household income grew from $56,483 to $59,780, a 5.84% increase.

The population of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is 73.9%White, 18.1%Black, and 2.96%Hispanic. 6.76% of the people in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area speak a non-English language, and 97.7% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is $169,200, and the homeownership rate is 68.3%. Most people in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is $59,780. Males in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,320. The income inequality of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area (measured using the Gini index) is 0.488 which is higher than the national average.

Households in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area have a median annual income of $59,780, which is more than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2016, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.488 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.26% decline from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

The 2016GINI for Illinois is higher than the national average of 0.485. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Illinois in comaprison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in various wage buckets compared to the national average.

11.4% of the population in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area (2.75M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 18-24 and then Male 6-11.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is White, followed by Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area stayed at a rate of 0.22%, from 1.39M employees to 1.39M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Manufacturing, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area, though some of these residents may live in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area. In Illinois the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 80 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,939. St. Clair County, IL has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Missouri.

The closest comparable data for the metropolitan statistical area of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is from the state of Illinois.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Illinois residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Missouri. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

The closest comparable data for the metropolitan statistical area of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is from the state of Illinois.

$9,939

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Illinois were $9,939 in 2014, but $9,879 in 2013. These numbers represent a 0.61% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Illinois are $$351 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area compared to national reimburesments.

Medicare enrollees between the ages of 65 and 75 that have had treatment related to their diabetes and been categorized with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. The closest comparable data for the metropolitan statistical area of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is from the state of Illinois.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Illinois between the ages of 65 and 75 had 98,288 eye exams, 128,555 hemoglobin tests, and 121,102 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. The closest comparable data for the metropolitan statistical area of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is from the state of Illinois.

In 2014, out of the 105,872 women in Illinois between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 68,057 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Hardin County, IL has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 13%, the highest value of any county in Missouri. This represents a 4% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 12.5%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Missouri colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Alexander County, IL has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 22.2%, the highest value of any county in Missouri. This represents a 6.72% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 23.8%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Missouri colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, St. Clair County, IL has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 14.5, the highest rate of any county in Missouri. This represents a 9.9% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 16.1.

The following map shows all of the counties in Missouri colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is home to a population of 2.81M people, from which 97.7% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is composed of 2.08MWhite residents (73.9%), 509,110Black residents (18.1%), 83,241Hispanic residents (2.96%), 70,538Asian residents (2.51%), and 56,367Two+ residents (2.01%). The most common foreign languages in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area are Spanish (53,168 speakers), Chinese (12,240 speakers), and Serbo-Croatian (10,723 speakers), but compared to other places, St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area has a relative high number of Serbo-Croatian (10,723 speakers), German (8,949 speakers), and Other Asian (8,847 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area was 39.2. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 39, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 41. But people in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area residents was 38.9.

In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 688,388Illinois residents, followed by India with 142,442 and Poland with 140,232.

When compared to other states, Illinois has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Poland. In 2016, there were 140,232 people from Poland living in Illinois, approximately 7.8 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2016, 97.7% of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been growing in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 4.08 times more White residents (2.08M people) in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area than any other race or ethnicity. There were 509,110Black and 83,241Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area as a share of the total population.

163,824 of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.6%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area was Spanish. 1.89% of the overall population of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area are native Spanish speakers. 0.44% speak Chinese and 0.38% speak Serbo-Croatian, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other metropolitan statistical areas, St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area has a relatively high number of residents that are native Serbo-Croatian speakers. In 2015, there were 10,723 native Serbo-Croatian speakers living in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area, approximately 4.47 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area awarded 47,132 degrees. The student population of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is skewed towards females, with 20,290 male students and 26,842 female students. Most students in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area are White (30,793 and 65.3%), followed by Black or African American (7,895 and 16.8%), Unknown (1,991 and 4.22%), and Hispanic or Latino (1,616 and 3.43%). The largest universities in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area by number of graduates are Webster University (6,336 and 13.4%), Washington University in St Louis (4,774 and 10.1%), and Saint Louis University (3,857 and 8.18%). The most popular majors in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area are General Business Administration & Management (1,287 and 2.73%), Registered Nursing (1,251 and 2.65%), and General Psychology (758 and 1.61%). The median tuition costs in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area are $26,100 for private four year colleges, and $7,218 and $8,590 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015, the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area institution with the largest number of graduating students was Webster University with 6,336 graduates.

Most students in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area are graduating from Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions. Here is the breakdown of tuitition costs by sector for both in-state and out-of-state tuition:

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area were White. These 30,793 graduates mean that there were 3.9 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 7,895 graduates.

The median property value in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is $169,200, which is 0.83 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $164,200 to $169,200, a 3.05% increase. The homeownership rate of St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is 68.3%, which is higher than the national average of 63.1%. People in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area have an average commute time of 24.7 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$59,780

Median Household Income

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1.11M

Number of Households

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In 2016, the median household income of the 1.11M households in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area grew to $59,780 from the previous year's value of $56,483.

The following chart displays the households in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area grew to $169,200 from the previous year's value of $164,200.

The following charts display, first, the property values in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area the largest share of households have a property value in the $200k-$250k range.

This chart shows the households in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The following chart displays the households in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area have a shorter commute time (24.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.3 minutes). Additionally, 1.76% of the workforce in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area compared to its parent geographies.